Do you have a tradition around holidays, birthdays or any other special occasion? Sometimes we have traditions because they were passed down to us and then sometimes we have traditions because we have created ones to keep us going through rough times. When do you know it’s time for … [Read more...]
She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
A mother’s love is something every child yearns for no matter what the age. Some might even play the game in their head, “She loves me; she loves me not.” Or in some cases, we may have already made up our minds from the actions taken … [Read more...]
A VERY Long 4 Days
People get excited for long holiday weekends. It means more time away from work, more time to spend with family. What happens when you don’t have the typical family gatherings to attend? For those of us in this situation, it means get ready for a VERY long 4 days. If you … [Read more...]
Alone For The Holidays, Again
There was a time that I actually dreaded the holidays. All because it meant that I would be alone for the holidays, again. Thankfully I have turned that around and have found new and different ways to spend holidays that make it fun and exciting. Just as I mention time after time, we cannot … [Read more...]
Impossible to Avoid Holidays with Estrangement Issues
EVERY. SINGLE. MONTH. There is some sort of holiday that may be sensitive for you if you are estranged from one person in your family or maybe even the entire family. It’s clearly impossible to avoid holidays with estrangement issues in your current life. If … [Read more...]
9 Tips To Survive The Dreaded Mother’s Day Holiday
It’s that time of year again. Everywhere you look, in your email box, on FB, at the mall, on TV commercials, social occasions, etc. EVERYONE is talking about Mother's Day. Other than turning yourself into a hermit in order to avoid the mass exposure to this day, what’s a … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Help Your Friends Deal with Estrangement
You did it. Without even knowing what you were doing you brought up a sensitive topic to a friend or a co-worker or maybe even a client. It may have been as simple as “Do you have any children?” or “Are you going home to see family for the holidays?” Maybe it was a friend you haven’t … [Read more...]
5 Signs Avoidance Is Indeed Affecting Your Life
Ignorance is bliss. Or is it? How many times have you tried to convince others and especially yourself that everything is okay just the way it is? That person doesn’t want to talk to me; or I don’t want anything to do with so-and-so. I have no control, so it is what it is. But … [Read more...]
How To Cope If YOU Are The Black Sheep
Did you miss the most recent family holiday gathering because you felt like you weren’t wanted due to being the Black Sheep of the family? Or maybe you went to the event and even being surrounded by lots of people, you felt lonely because you felt like you just didn’t belong? There are many … [Read more...]
5 Easy Ways to Have an Incredible Holiday
When the thought of the holidays approach, does it bring you back to your childhood self? Do you find yourself regressing to behavior and/ or a position in the family that you dread? Or are the holidays a time that bring on feelings of loneliness because you may not have the same type of … [Read more...]
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